PROGRAM.

SEC. 313. SECTION 9B PROGRAM. The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by inserting after section 9A the following: “mass transit account block grants “Sec. 9B. (a) Apportionment and Administration.—The amount made available by subsections (b) and (c) of section 21 of this Act to carry out this section shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) through (j), (m), and (n) of section 9 of this Act. “(b) Availability for Construction Projects.—Grants under this section shall be available only for the purpose of construction projects (including capital maintenance items) and shall be subject to the limitations contained in section 9(k) of this Act applicable to such projects. “(c) Use of Unobligated Amounts.—Sums apportioned under this section shall be available for obligation by the recipient for a period of 3 years following the close of the fiscal year for which such sums are apportioned. Any amounts so apportioned remaining unobligated at the end of such period shall be added to the amount available for apportionment under this section for the succeeding fiscal year not later than 30 days after the end of such period.”. 101 STAT. 230